Laos — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2030 · 32 observations

About this series

The combined government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The combined government deficit reading for Laos was 0.44% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 2.34% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −1.9 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2021–2030

PeriodValue
20300.91 % of GDP
20291.04 % of GDP
20281.23 % of GDP
20271.41 % of GDP
20261.62 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2021
20250.44 % of GDP
20242.34 % of GDP
2023-0.01 % of GDP
20220.06 % of GDP
2021-0.67 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.